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Black Pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens (Schlegel, H 1871)
The black pitohui is a species of bird in the monotypic genus of Melanorectes in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Pachycephalidae
Genus:
Melanorectes
Scientific:
Melanorectes nigrescens
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pachycephalidae
Genus:
Melanorectes
Scientific:
Melanorectes nigrescens
Original description
Citation:
(Schlegel, H 1871)
Reference:
Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk.
4 p.46
Protonym:
Rectes nigrescens
Type locality:
Arfak Mountains.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49085555
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
50C1E97809F053AB
Avibase ID:
avibase-50C1E978
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/50C1E978
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916835
Geographic range:
- Melanorectes nigrescens: montane New Guinea
- Melanorectes nigrescens nigrescens: northwestern New Guinea (Arfak and Tamrau mountains)
- Melanorectes nigrescens wandamensis: New Guinea (Wandammen Peninsula)
- Melanorectes nigrescens meeki: central New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau, and Snow mountains)
- Melanorectes nigrescens burgersi: New Guinea (Sepik, Hindenburg, and Hagen mountains)
- Melanorectes nigrescens harterti: northeastern New Guinea (Saruwaged Mountains of Huon Peninsula)
- Melanorectes nigrescens schistaceus: Herzog Mountains and mountains of southeastern New Guinea
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Source: Clements checklist
Black Pitohui
Catalan:
pituí negre
Czech:
pištec černý
Danish:
Sort Pitohui
German:
Schwarzdickkopf
Spanish:
Pitohuí Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Pitohuí Negro
Finnish:
mustaisoviheltäjä
French:
Siffleur noir
Croatian:
crna zviždavka
Hungarian:
kormos gyümölcsrigó
Italian:
Pitoui nero
Japanese (romaji):
kuromorimozu
Japanese:
クロモリモズ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis pitohas
Dutch:
Zwarte Pitohui
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartpitohui
Norwegian:
Svartpitohui
Polish:
fletownik czarny
Portuguese:
assobiadeira-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
sibilante-preto
Russian:
Чёрный свистун
Slovak:
hlaváčik čierny
Serbian:
Crni pitohui
Swedish:
svartvisslare
Ukrainian:
ядлівчак чорний
Chinese:
黑林鵙鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑林鵙鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pitohui noir ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pitohui noir ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Whistler ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Whistler ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Pitohui ( Melanorectes nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pitohui nigrescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pitohui nigrescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pitohui nigrescens [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Pitohui ( Pitohui nigrescens) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitohui nigrescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitohui nigrescens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: pituí negre
Czech: pištec černý, Pitohui cerný
Danish: Sort Pitohui
German: Mohrenpitohui, Mohren-Pitohui, Schwarzdickkopf
English: Black Pitohui, Black Whistler, Dusky Pitohui
English, HBW: Black Pitohui
English (IOC): Black Pitohui
English (United States): Black Pitohui
Spanish: Pitohuí Negro, Pitojuí Negro
Spanish (Spain): Pitohuí Negro
Spanish (HBW): Black Pitohui
Finnish: Mustaisoviheltäjä
French: Pitohui noir, Pitohui sombre, Siffleur noir
Croatian: crna zviždavka
Hungarian: kormos gyümölcsrigó
Indonesian: Pitohui Hitam
Italian: Pitoui nero
Japanese (romaji): kuromorimozu
Japanese: クロモリモズ
Scientific: Melanorectes nigrescens, Melanorectes nigrescens nigrescens, Pitohui nigrescens, Pitohui nigrescens nigrescens, Rectes nigrescens
Lithuanian: Juodasis pitohas
Dutch: Zwarte Pitohui
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartpitohui
Norwegian: Svartpitohui
Polish: fletowiec czarny, fletownik czarny
Portuguese: assobiadeira-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): sibilante-preto
Russian: Чёрная дроздовая мухоловка, Чёрный свистун
Slovak: hlaváčik čierny, papuánka čierna
Serbian: Crni pitohui
Swedish: Svart pitohui, svartvisslare
Turkish: Kara pitohuyi
Ukrainian: Пітогу чорний, ядлівчак чорний
Chinese: 黑林鵙鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑林鵙鶲
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